Eating for Good Health (2010)

3nd Edition 2010. The contents of this book are in this blog (subheadings in Blog Archive from October 2009 till January 2010) for free reading. This is a non-commercial book and is not available in major commercial book stores. If you wish to own a hard copy, kindly contact the author at: drlimhf@gmail.com or 012-3615905

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Diary 157: A place for complementary medicine

For many decades, we were wondering if there is a place for complementary medicine in Malaysia.

Yes, there now is.

We saw the establishment of Malacca College of Complementary Medicine (MCCM) in 2008 which is in line with Malaysian government policy on Traditional/ Complemenary Medicine (T/CM).

T/CM shall optimally be integrated into Malaysian health care system to achieve a holistic and integrative approach towards enhancing health and quality of life.

MCCM is meant to impart formalised quality education and training to students wanting to become T/CM practitioners while adhering strictly to regulatory and quality assurance standards.

MCCM is affiliated with the University of Natural Medicine in Sante Fe, the United States.

These health talks are delivered for educational purposes without promoting any health, herbal or medicinal products. Talk organisers have to bear the basic expenses on food, lodging & transportation where appropriate. Contact: limhf@frim.gov.my

About Me

Trained as a social anthropologist, Dr. Lim completed his tertiary education in Malaysia. He obtained his BA from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Master of Social Science from the Universiti Sains Malaysia and PhD from the Universiti Malaya. He has written three books about the New Villages in Malaysia in 1994, 2002 and 2005, a book on the indigenous people entitled Orang Asli, Forest and Development in 1997 and a book on production and trade of safrole-rich essential oil in East and Southeast Asia in 2007. He is a senior researcher at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM).
Since 1996, he has developed interests in understanding the relationship between foods and diseases. He delivers free health talks and provides consultation to cancer patients as well as their family members during his free time. His health books include Eating for Good Health (2nd edition 2009), Xun Zhao Jian Kang (2007) and Makanan Sihat Sebagai Ubat (2008). The publication of these books is to share his knowledge and his family’s experience with everyone who is interested to live a healthy life via health food. This is part of his dream in the pursuit of health for all.